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February 2nd ...old Bell of Auchmair died today aged 86 3rd fresh today misty and wet James Smith here tonight telling me James Law and Cryle had quarrelled about eating new grass the bargain was all the pasture on both the places but one park of new grass beside the house John Smith to go down tomorrow 4th I cleaned the bees broad and pruned the gooseberries bushes in upper garden John Robertson plowing stibble a very fine day. John Smith at Conttach . Cryle not at home. Mother down at Auchmair 5th Old Bell buried today....A.Gordon took Love away tonight. Mother not well. Marjorie here working. Isa Innes stopped and milked cow at night. 6th Mother a little better I milked Cow this morning. pruned all the red Currants in lower garden today Sorted fireplace out of an old dip tin. May Reid here today took in turnips to byre a fine day 7th ... pruning bushes in upper garden James Beattie Wm Kellas & Milloy on Buck shooting hares 8 and 5 9th pruning bushes forenoon I let on the water Mother Lizzie Reid & I thrashed a little at dinnertime ... 10th Sent sock and culter with Legerwood to Howtown in bed all day a fine day
13th A. Gordon brought home Love mare 14th James Reid took mare down to Auchmair again I unable to get up to attend her. Mrs Gordon Bracklach sent over lintseed meal for my leg, its none better 16th ...Peter Simpson's son died today 19th A. Gordon came up with mares this morning and started to plow lea....Cow served by Bracklach's bull. Sandy Duncan & Garrow here tonight Sang a lot of Songs. a fine day. 21st Saturday A. Gordon finished lea and started stibble. Mrs Gordon Bracklach here played a few springs on piano. A.G. took home his mare with him tonight. took sock and culter to Smithy to be sharpened. a fine day
24th A. Gordon finished stibble and started clean land forenoon he went to plowing match afternoon a very fine day 26th A.Gordon finished plowing clean ground ...left Love I got up this afternoon for the first time. Leg healed up....fine day...Wm. Kellas ans John Clark here tonight. sent ducks with Thomson to Auchmillan March 2nd A.Gordon took away Love and cart today a terrable day of wind and showers of snow 4th a year today since William Souter died at 5.35pm gone but not forgotten 5th a foul sort of day. James shand here tonight putting Lock on room door 6th James Shand sorting stable and bed 9th Monday A stormy day John Smith here today telling me he was going to Huntly on Wednesday and that Murdoch wanted all accounts as he is to wind up the estate 19th John Smith, Alexr. Gordon and Helen Souter or Gordon, John Robertson, James Reid here today. John Smith paid Alexr Gordons, Helens & Mothers Legacies. J. Reid & J. Robertson witnesses to the discharge deed. Mother & Helen & Sandy & I divided the clothes. M £40. H £37"18"3 A. £1"89 20th ...A Chapman's man collecting money for horse service to mares I paid him £1 for serv. to mare Love 26th ewe lambed today first one 31st Wm. Gordon here with Census Schedules April 2nd ...J. Dawson asking loan of sturdie instruments 6th J. Reid cleaned snow out of mill wheel. May Reid & Jane Nicoll took in turnips. took in a rick "Rover2 killed 4 large rats they had made a terrable mess of rick 8th Maggie Beattie 20 years of age today 9th I was up today for first since 21st march with my leg. Let out mare and cleaned her, she has a terrable udder and two big lumps on belly. A. Gordon here for her, took her to Smiddy to get on a shoe. 11th Auchmair sowed today first in the place 16th a very bad day dinging on sleet ground all white. A. Gordon brought home mare Love, he through with sowing 17th a better day. J. Reid brought up Missy mare tonight. 18th ... Love running out milk today 19th Sunday, mare's (Love?) colt born at 3am
24th Friday harrowing lea corn, had Love in yoke today for first time after foaling very quiet. Helen of Auchmair up. Maggie Beattie and Isa Innes washed the foal with carbolic soap for to destroy dog ticks that were biting him he is very sore bitten. 25th dunged and digged a bit of the garden May 1st Friday A. Gordon brought up his mare & left her & sowed rye grass and clover. thrashed last of corn Dawson commenced to plow this park of clean ground behind kiln. John Souter started to plow other half of his lea. heavy rain afternoon. 2nd a cold day with snow; carted up peats with Missy. Browns egg man brought me bee feeder price 1/- 4th ...J. Reid planting potatoes and sowing his corn 5th At Mary Fair... 8th ..Mains of Elrick plowing at Bodiebae J Law grubbed and harrowed ground for potatoes 11th opened drills for potatoes I n morning. I went to Rhynie with Missy brought home 2 bags bran @ 7/6 each, bag of dist 2/-, bag of meal from carrier he brought 1 boll meal and 3 stones prone. I paid him for everything but the meal, gave him £1"13-, due him 16/-. Troup 8lbs nails 8lb staples 2/10. 1/4 lb tobacco 1/- 12th ...Love to smiddy two new fore shoes, took her and foal to Auchmair I stopped all night there. 16th J. Law allowed Rover to cut 3 of ewes. A ewe with twins drowned in ditch; gave ewes corn and bran today, stormy day, snow on ground. Charles Gordon insured James Law for £100. 18th J. Law cleaning out ditch, also 19th & 20th 27th J. Law spreading mole heaps 30th Sorting waterworks... June 1st Monday ...I gave Alexr Gordon Auchmair a £20 pound note to pay my rent £13"4 2nd a very fine day, Simpson linking, May and I breaking clods forenoon, May and Simpson afternooon gathering weeds 8th ... I went with Missie for AG's cart manure & Maggie Duglas trunk.. dunging with both carts afternoon. I received £6"15 from A. Gordon the change of £20 after paying the rent 17th Wm sowed 12 drills of turnips a second time 19th ... a terrable warm day 20th ... clipped hogs today 23rd Bank clipped 600 sheep today 26th Cabrach concert I went down with Jane Souter. Simpson mossing today; expensses at con 1/8 27th I was at the Cabrach Picnic today; came on a bad day, a terrable spate in Kinny burn; expenses 1/2.. July 2nd Fast day ... shepherd of Clova here bidding to his clipping. fine day 3rd mossing 4th Wm went to Clova's clipping but they did not clip owing to wet 11th finished casting peats at dinnertime...on of the big twins died with the gilding, a few very stiff and blooding 17th wet forenoon, howing afternoon, I up, leg worse 18th ...Wm laying casy... 24th John Souter's great feast and rejoicing that he has got a new house to hold his pretty wife darling Meg. 25th Bank clipped his ewes today 28th a very cold wind and rain Wm. Simpson away to Glass market had no errand took Bright dog with him 29th a very bad day Simpson not home yet 30th Cabrach Market I unable to be at it 31th A very fine day. Simpson and dog came home this morning. Mother not well. Stock hive swarmed today Second time, and hived. Quey calved, cow calf red. i up and down at Bees when swarming. Ewe hogs back to hill again August 1st Saturday Misses L. Gordon & Maggie Smith here today. Wm. Nicoll Wm Simpson & I weighed wool today weight of wool without bags cwt 14" qr1"lb9 or 1605 lbs. finished Setting of peats by dinner time 3rd Willie went for Wm Kellas's mare and cart to take away the wool Sim(him?) and Wm. Nicoll took inover 6 bags to Blackhills a terrible spate of rain 4th Wm. Simpson went to Gartly with wool John took on two of our bags. he brought home bag of Inch(?) meal and bag of prone from Sim Carrier and 2 stones of sugar from Troup put on super on top swarm 5th Simpson with mare at Smith 4 removes a scythe board from Wm Smith at upper Howbog afternoon for two hogs cutting bents after he came back 6th cutting bent forenoon ran potatoes 7 set them up and a few drills turnips and howed. a Second time 7th driving bent forenoon running turnips afternoon and howing Muckle Jock finished howing first time. I made a cover for bees 8th Carting up peats from other house forenoon and howing afternon I making cover for bee hives 10th leg feeling bad received returns for wool they have made the weight 1qr 16lb more than me £38"4"8 1562 lbs @5/ 11th George Gordon here this morning I gave him £15 for quey £1 to get backI laid up with leg again worse than ever this time John Smith tok off his lambs today 12th Wm. howing Sent May to post took her 5 hours to go and come 13th My leg burst and bled today a good deal. Wm howing Muckle Jock cutting his hay at Sharps rather cold day 18th a bad day Wm cutting thistles forenoon went to Mill of Auchindoir for meal afternoon 3 bolls meal 8st hash for dogs and sack of prone 19th Wm cutting thistles all day. Miss I. Innes and Miss M.J. Bain calling afternoon a fine day 21st Friday George Sangers Circus at Huntly today a lot at it from here. Wm Kellas cemented his room today .... a very bad day a lot of rain 24th ....paid Legatwood 2/4 for beehive, from R Murray 30lb McDougall's sheep dip 27th Willie and May gathering and binding up hay. finished by night then it commenced to thunder and rain. from R. Murray 6oz olive oil Very warm today 28th ...Willie went away to Johns fair without telling that he was going a good market John Robertson 21 lambs @ 9/6 John Souter sold mare 3 year old £28 31st ....Cowie horse dealer here trying to buy mare and foal offered me £51 for both September 1st Alexandr Gordon at Mary Fair ... Willie driving grouse 7th ..Eben Beattie here I syringed out his ears as he was a little deaf in one of them 8th Wm Duncan here tonight pulled all the berries bad crop destroyed with wind and birds 9th ...piner gimmer died today 10th Sent for Wm kellas & John Robertson to take in hay a very fine say for it. A Gordon came by dinnertime & JR went home. Dr Galloway at Wm Simpson disease Erysipelas, he was up at night. I was told to keep my bed for awhile yet. 15th Simpson & May setting up peats 23rd Willie cutting rashes and Mains of Elrick he has taken away 6 loads; rather cold day. Mrs & Miss Ferguson here begging, gave her 3/- 24th ...took off supers not much (honey) in them John Smith cut corn at Craig today 25th...Bracklach driving Jane Daun's peats afternoon 28th Aldunie commenced harvest and Auchmair too, first in the place, Factor of Tornie commenced on Saturday. Bracklach driving Jane Daun's peats forenoon, J. Reid afternoon. Willie and May helping, not very dry, a fine day. I up today. 30th Willie carting up bedding 4 loads forenoon, carting peats afternoon 6 loads. J. Reid bought John McDonalds Gun, over with it tonight. October 2nd ...corn frosted this morning 3rd ..Alex Scott wanting £40 for his winter foggage 5th Cut all clean ground corn today but little bit at end. John Souter & Fettis began today. Aldunie leading. 8th Raking and binding up clean ground, time at it to cut and bind May & Willie 22 hours. Drew out lambs tonight 10th Simpson left this morning for me speaking to him about having my sheep shut out and his in; and he kept 16 all summer instead of 4 ewes which was the bargain. May with Wm. Kellas all day; a fine day 12th a fine harvest day, most of them leading. Bracklach hewking. J. Souter started reaper today. May with W. Kellas afternoon. Bright dog off today. 13th a fine day.W. Smith came up for mare and took her down and shod her and let her come herself. J. Souter begun to lead. a strong wind and rain tonight. Mother & May hewking today, put up six. I cleaning clock. 14th I whistled Bright dog away from W. Simpson today 15th ...A man came tonight James Stewart engaged him for a few days at 4/- a day 16th-20th thatching ricks 21st Man James Stewart left paid him 4/6 per day for 3 1/2days 4/6 26th ...no wind to dry stooks. Ramsy cutting grass for rapes, making rapes and thatched rick 27th Ramsy mending bridge at end of J. Reid's garden to get over with peats 28th ...paid Ramsy tonight 29th ...cows on stibble....Bob came tonight brought his bicycle 30th Bob and may taking up potatoes forenoon. George Reid inover asking the loan of a dog, let him have Bright 31st Bob taking up potatoes finished them today. Ramsay's rick hot Mother took it down and stooked it out. Wm Kellas to come and build it but too late before done raping his ricks; two socks and culter to smiddy. J. Dawson 3 bottles honey ale November 2nd A very fine day. Bob pitted potatoes & cleaned ditch back of peatstack. Wm. Kellas came up went to moss with Bob took home one load then took up hewks and built rest into two ricks 3rd Wm Kellas took Love and took down the two cripples to McAdam butcher, brought home sack of dist 60lb dip, staw collar for foal... 5th Wm. Kellas went to Clova for wood with Love for workbench and ladder and 15 second deals. Bob to Bracklach's ball. 6th ...Wm Simpson here tonight I paid him his fee less £5 for unexpired time, I gave him £4 tonight and £3 before. So we are clear. 7th Maggie Douglas got a son this morning 9th ...A. Gordon away seeking pasture a few minutes late. Mains of Kildrummy let for £14 - cannot get pasture. Feed James law wages £12- 10th Bob took down foal to Auchmair & up Missy. 50 loads of new peats home 11th a terrible spate...Bodiebae bridges flooded 12th Bob building up peats. A.Gordon came up and feared & started Bob to plough afternoon 13th ..rambs in back park one got out & among ewes all night.. 14th ..croft style left open tonight ewes among turnips Sunday morning had been in all night badly cut 16th market Rhynie 17th Wm Hendry came this morning carted home rashes and bedding 18th ...Concert tonight 19th Bob went down to Auchmair for slates took back mare. I thatched bees. Hendry thatching mill afternoon Wilson slating afternoon about 30 slates did not finish 20th Hendry finished thatching by dinnertime Bob and him fastened netting afternoon. Slater back and finished repairing; charge for work & slates 7/- I paid Hendry 6/- 21st I let out 4 rambs today. Bank let out his. 23rd Bracklach out rambs tonight 25th Helen of Auchmair here early this morning telling me that Sandy took her money from her and would not let her take the ewes. May to Auchmillan for Bright came home without him. Bob took cow to Auchmair tonight stopped all night for market tomorrow. 26th Bob at Dufftown market with black cow best bid £18"10, my reserve £19"10. Stopped at Auchmair all night. I gave Bob £1. 28th Term day, gave May her fee £3 - George Reid brought home Bright; terrible night, drifted; our sheep down among Kirton's turnips. Wm. Kellas got them and brought them home 30th ...at Mid Clova trying Bruce for his pasture offered him £24 would not let it till he saw the shepherd, splendid foggage on it December 1st James Law back to Mid Clova to see if we were getting it; the Laird will not let him let it to any other one 2nd Bob took cow to Rhynie Murray gave him £19 3rd James Law plowing and 4th & 5th 5th James & Johnnie Smith here tonight. Bob clipped their heads I not able. 7th J. Reid offered Bruce £30 for his pasture keep shepherd & dogs by far too much by £7 8th Bob & J.Reid went to mill of Auchindoir for wood and hens meat...1 bag dist for Jane Daun. J. Robertson sheep away to Auchinleath for wintering 12th Sent away offer for wood of Tonley for sheep to 1st April £16"10 and £17"10 if they extend time to 10th April....paid poor rates £1"10"71/2 and Wm smith's account 10/2 14th Bob preparing for foal coming home went down for it afternoon took mare with him left her to thrash 15th and onward shooting white hares 23rd Gordon McWilliam here tonight about dinner at Ardwell 24th sent letter with bills for pasture to Hunter & Gordon Advocates. Bob's fiddle came tonight. Case smashed, fiddle very narrow escape 25th Bob at Christmas tree, Diarist 30 y.o.
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